Kite



April 17, 192

L. R. EDDY KITE Filed St. 30, 1925 m v n M Patented Apr. 17, 1928.

OFFIC j LAWRENCE D or museum sw m. v

vn ee qg t I Syeptgmber Figure 1 is a perspective V ew 9f th proved kite ready forfiying; r v

Figure 2 is a, side elevation of the main frame showing the horizontal plenesuppo'rts in'sectiomend LT Figures 3 and .4 are detail views illustrating one of e 'co p ing s el v end' neb the tension-wire caps respectively" a refe en e nume a s in a l of the figures of the drawing designate like parts.

The frame of the kite embodies a main longitudinal rib, 1.0; an upperlongitudinnl rib 511', "two vertical struts 12 and" 1 3,' and he r rse phh S PP-Q s' Ha d '15,, the severaielernents bfeifng'f connected together by. metal couplings 15,17; 18,19, 20 and 21;, a pair of. coupling slee 'zes 22 and 23,311 of the couplings' bein'g preferably constructed of aluminu n. The/supporting. frame also embodies horizontal supports 24 for the tail planes, and vertical supports 25 for thetail q h e .1 p.. l t, Th n b 0P sses1t o gh' he 91 1- plings 18 and 19,'.the.ofpenin'gs in't-hese Q01 plings to receive the rib 10 'being bored. at such anangle to mount the couplingson the rib with their upper ends inclining forward ly, so that the vertical struts 12 and 131w'1ll 40 incline forwardly at their upper endswhen their-lower ends are mounted in the upper ends of the couplings 18 and 19, and. this inclinediarrangemen'tof thestruts 12 and 13 haying the couplings 16 and: 17 at their upper ends, positions the leading edge of the upper plane slightly in advance of the leading edge ofthe-loii erpliine; l Both the upper 'anecljlowerf planes are each re emb1 ror d of. two fabric sections 2 7',, re p t ly, the s cti s be'i ie P vided with ,open'hems at their edges which are adapted to be slipped upon the free ends of the transverse plene supper-$114 end; 15

after these supp rt fitme t ed in the. com F lings 5181 16 9; i v

P -Hor'iz ontalrib I1 is in between the front and rear, struts and the ends of; this brace-rod are; fixed in the couplings 16 and 17 in a plane slightly below the plane of the plane-support Mf'fllie P ne upp r ar moun ed n he o l- "pl igs 18' dim in a plane sli ht y ow th i he main rib Q Thi man riblO .is preferably term d oi a, front and rear section connected together coupling-sleeve 2 h adje entlen s'of he se tien' fbein inserted in, opposite ends of the coupling;

sleeve and secured therein by. transversepins 28 or othen like ,ffls tening rnehns. The

purpose-of :foitmin'g" the. rib, in l eetion's,

substantially the, "sanie length of the plane,-

" lRP FPS 1. F l-F 1 h t f k l .bundlmgr of he eve a s ick Will e'f onii pieced to t rm, a, 'relzitiyely'sho'rt endneet .10, end the Vertical supports 25 have their upper ends inserted in the lower endsof the coupl1ngs 20 end21and' are; secured therein 111. any su table manner, preferably with pins or. beads; Thehorizontal: tail-planes ere preferably formed 'of-jt wo fabric sections 29 29, which are provided with open. henis "is topro'x'zide 'se'pjtn'ate sections which will'he adapted to be slippedl upon: the projecting ends of the supports 24, in a similar manner as is done with the main-planes 26' and .27. The vertically arranged equalizer- 30 of the tail member. is also-forxned of fabricran d provided with 'openv hems adapted, to he slipped uponthe support'si25 The ribsorsupports 14 and 15 are slightly bowed by the tension wires" 3.1, and these tension wires have theirends connected in any I .edge of said top plane, and to retain this wirej31" hich is in direct opposition the curve of the rear edge of. soid plane; and V to retain this wire 31 in its correct position, a top stick 33 is provided which is fixed into the upper end of the coupling 16.

Brace guys 34, preferably formed of strong twine or cord, are provided for re-,

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taining the planes as taut as possible.

. set of these guys 34 is extended from the ends of the front supports or sticks 14 and to the end 35 of the front end of the main rib or stick whichis extended a considerable distance beyond'and in front of the coupling 18.. The rearset of brace-guys 34' is connected between the extreme ends of the rear-supports or'sticks 14and 15 and the coupling-sleeve 23 of the mainstick. The ends of all of these brace guys are securedin position by tying or otherwise. Mounted horizontally in the front coupling 22 is a control stick 36 and which. extends a considerable distance on each side of said front c'oupling. To thefree ends of this control stick is secured one end of the I belly-bands 37, the other ends of these bands 37 being connected in any suitable manner to one of the rear coupling members, preferably to the member 20, asshown in Figure 1. These bellysbands are 'preferably slack between theirends, and to them, intermediate their length, is fastenedlthe flying string 38, which is "preferably attached to the hands by a knot which will'remain 'in a fixedposition whenthe kite isbeing flown, but can be slipped back and forth onthe bands by force when desired to adjust the f whose angles can be changed to suit flying conditions, by simply adjusting the fastening means 41 along the edges of the planes. The metal coupling members shown in Figures 1, 2 andi-B-are' shown formed in one piece, but if desired, they can be formed in sections.

i It will be understood, that the parts ofall of the sticks engaging the coupling members are secured in position by suitable pins or nails, preferably 'of the brad type, and in such manner that they can be withdrawn to dissassemble the parts when desired.

. This kite is adapted to be sold in a dis assembled condition enclosed in a suitable wrapper, together with instructions showing and describing how'it is assembled. It

is obvious that the several parts can be compacted into a relatively small package especially suitable fora mail-order business.

The manner of assembling is as follows: The sections of the main stick 10 are first connected together by the coupling 23, and the couplings .18, 19,20 and 21'are then placed thereon. Struts 12 and 13 are now mounted in the couplings 18 and 19, after the sections of the front strut 12 have been connected together by the coulping 22 and the control-stick mounted in said coupling.

Next, the-couplings 16 and" 17 are mounted on theupper ends of the struts 12 and 13 and saidjcouplings are then connected together by thebrace-stick 11 'Iheplane-sti'cks 14, c

15 and 24- are next placed in position in their respective couplings, also the sticks25. The fabric planes are then slipped in position on their respective sticks, and afterwards the.

tension Wires or trusses are placed in position to .bow the'planes, simply by inserting their caps over the ends of theplane-isticks, and finally the belly-bands and flying string are secured and adjusted to suit'ffiying conditions. I T

It will be observed that thestruts 12 and 13 incline forwardly above the main stick .10, and the supports 25 incline, forwardly below the main stick. gives the best results.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

prising bi-planes having transverse supports at their edges, a tail'member a mainframe embodying a. single main stick extending longitudinally andcentrally the full length of the kite and having afipair of alined struts extending upwardly therefr'om adja- This arrangement 1. A kite of the character described,[co1n cent its front end, and a longitudinally extending brace 'conne'c'ting'the upper ends of said struts, a transverse control stick secured to the foremost strut intermediate its length, and metallic coupling members located at the junctions of said transverse supports, struts and longitudinal supporting members. f

2. A kite of the character described, comprising biplanes having transverse supports at their edges, a tail member, a main frame en'ibodying a single main stick extei'iding longitudinally and centrally the full length of the kite and having a pair of alined struts extending upwardly therefrom adjacent its front end and-a longitudinally extendingbraceconnecting the upper ends of said struts, and couplings located atfthe junctures of the transverse su'pportsps'truts and longitudinally extending sticks, said their lengthin said couplingson both' struts, and the fabric planes of thebi-planesbeing sli dable in position over thefree ends i said transverse supports",

in) l 'transversesupports being supported midway V 3. A kite of the character described, comprising bi-planes having sticks,ja tail memher, and a main frame for supporting them,

said main frame embodying a central main stick, vertical struts extending upwardly therefrom, means for detachably connecting the bi-plane sticks to said main stick and edges adjustably connected-t0 the longitudinal edges of the upper plane and extending beneath said main stick, whereby the sides of the stabilizer can be shifted to change the angles thereof to suit variable flying conditions.

LAWRENCE R. EDDY.

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